dune buggy

dune buggy

noun
a small, lightweight, open automotive vehicle equipped with oversize, low-pressure tires for traveling along sand beaches, over dunes, etc.
Also called beach buggy.


Origin:
1955–60

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dune-bug·gy

[doon-buhg-ee, dyoon-]
verb (used without object), dune-bug·gied, dune-bug·gy·ing.
to drive or ride in a dune buggy.
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dune buggy

noun
a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes 
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